This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01BCF1D0.63CCF7C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Phil, "Authorize" gives you official sanction to spend the money once you have = it. "Appropriate" actually gives you the money. Authority to spend the = money must have already been given before it can be appropriated. Of course the next question is, once it has been authorized is = appropriation automatic? The answer is NO. But normally authorized = monies are appropriated without any problem. Bruce 56/9 Sinemem CR & Mirapex ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01BCF1D0.63CCF7C0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.2016.0"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#fffbf0> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Phil,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>"Authorize" gives you = official=20 sanction to spend the money once you have it. "Appropriate" = actually=20 gives you the money. Authority to spend the money must have already been = given=20 before it can be appropriated.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Of course the next question is, once = it has been=20 authorized is appropriation automatic? The answer is NO. But normally = authorized=20 monies are appropriated without any problem.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Bruce</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>56/9</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Sinemem CR &=20 Mirapex</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_004E_01BCF1D0.63CCF7C0--